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£299,9501 bedroom apartment for sale
Friars Walk, Lewes
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1 bed
1 bath
Key information
Tenure: Leasehold | 116 yrs left
Ground rent: £350 per annum | review period: unconfirmed
Service charge: £1,920 per annum
Council tax: Band B
Broadband: Super-fast 80Mbps *
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Features and description
Charles Wycherley, Independent Estate Agents, are delighted to offer this first-floor apartment, occupying a prime position in the very heart of Lewes town centre. The apartment enjoys charming views over the Gothic Fitzroy House, with the South Downs and Lewes Golf Club beyond. Access is via a communal entrance hall and staircase leading to a landing serving just four flats from its own private concourse. The property has an attractive L-shaped hallway with 2 storage cupboards and oak flooring. There is a quiet double bedroom with modern double shower room with modern facilities. The star of the show is a superb 16' x 15' double aspect sitting room/kitchen with great views and a fully fitted kitchen and appliances. There is electric heating and secondary glazing.
Originally a period bank building, the property is a high-quality conversion offering character, location and convenience. The apartment is located within sight of the Eastgate Shopping Centre and just yards from Waitrose and Boots, with immediate access to shops, cafés, restaurants and the historic amenities and period buildings that Lewes has to offer. Riverside walks and South Downs countryside are also close by. The apartment enjoys a central yet surprisingly peaceful position, with immediate access to Lewes town centre amenities including individual shops, cafés, inns and restaurants, along with nearby superstores. Scenic walks along the river and into the South Downs are within easy reach, making this an ideal town-centre home or investment. Lewes Railway Station is only a few hundred yards away, providing regular services to London Victoria and London Bridge in approximately 70 minutes and to Brighton every 20 minutes, and is adjacent to the Lewes Depot Cinema.
ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-
THE APARTMENT
ENTRANCE HALL
The entrance door opens into an L-shaped entrance hall with oak flooring, entry phone system, cloaks hanging space and recessed spotlights. There is a fuse box, a storage cupboard and a double airing cupboard housing a modern pressurised hot water cylinder with immersion heater and pump.
LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN (16'7' X 15'6')
The living room and kitchen is a particularly attractive space, enjoying a double aspect over the town centre. The room features oak flooring, recessed spotlights and secondary glazing to reveal sash windows, including views east over Fitzroy House towards the South Downs and Lewes Golf Club, and a further window to the south-east overlooking Friars Walk.
The kitchen area is fully fitted with white units incorporating double cupboards, drawers and pan drawers beneath worktops to either side. There is a stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer taps, fitted dishwasher, four-ring ceramic induction hob with stainless steel electric oven beneath and extractor fan over, together with a range of wall cupboards. Integrated appliances include a fitted fridge and freezer. The living area includes an electric heater.
BEDROOM (11'6' X 10'7')
The bedroom is quietly positioned to the rear and features a new UPVC double-glazed window with a western aspect. Additional features include an electric heater, television point and stainless steel power and switch fittings.
SHOWER ROOM (7'0' X 6'7')
The modern shower room is fitted with a large walk-in shower with glazed sliding door and independent shower unit. There is a low-level WC, tiled walls and vinyl flooring, extractor fan, shaver point and a double bathroom cabinet as well as a pedestal wash basin with mixer taps.
COMMUNAL AREAS
COMMUNAL ENTRANCE HALL
A well-maintained communal entrance hall with split staircase rising to the concourse and access to only four apartments.
LEASE DETAILS
Length of lease: 125 years from 1/1/17 (116 years remaining)
Service charge: £1920.00 pa
Ground rent: £350.00 pa
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Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
Originally a period bank building, the property is a high-quality conversion offering character, location and convenience. The apartment is located within sight of the Eastgate Shopping Centre and just yards from Waitrose and Boots, with immediate access to shops, cafés, restaurants and the historic amenities and period buildings that Lewes has to offer. Riverside walks and South Downs countryside are also close by. The apartment enjoys a central yet surprisingly peaceful position, with immediate access to Lewes town centre amenities including individual shops, cafés, inns and restaurants, along with nearby superstores. Scenic walks along the river and into the South Downs are within easy reach, making this an ideal town-centre home or investment. Lewes Railway Station is only a few hundred yards away, providing regular services to London Victoria and London Bridge in approximately 70 minutes and to Brighton every 20 minutes, and is adjacent to the Lewes Depot Cinema.
ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS COMPRISES:-
THE APARTMENT
ENTRANCE HALL
The entrance door opens into an L-shaped entrance hall with oak flooring, entry phone system, cloaks hanging space and recessed spotlights. There is a fuse box, a storage cupboard and a double airing cupboard housing a modern pressurised hot water cylinder with immersion heater and pump.
LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN (16'7' X 15'6')
The living room and kitchen is a particularly attractive space, enjoying a double aspect over the town centre. The room features oak flooring, recessed spotlights and secondary glazing to reveal sash windows, including views east over Fitzroy House towards the South Downs and Lewes Golf Club, and a further window to the south-east overlooking Friars Walk.
The kitchen area is fully fitted with white units incorporating double cupboards, drawers and pan drawers beneath worktops to either side. There is a stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer taps, fitted dishwasher, four-ring ceramic induction hob with stainless steel electric oven beneath and extractor fan over, together with a range of wall cupboards. Integrated appliances include a fitted fridge and freezer. The living area includes an electric heater.
BEDROOM (11'6' X 10'7')
The bedroom is quietly positioned to the rear and features a new UPVC double-glazed window with a western aspect. Additional features include an electric heater, television point and stainless steel power and switch fittings.
SHOWER ROOM (7'0' X 6'7')
The modern shower room is fitted with a large walk-in shower with glazed sliding door and independent shower unit. There is a low-level WC, tiled walls and vinyl flooring, extractor fan, shaver point and a double bathroom cabinet as well as a pedestal wash basin with mixer taps.
COMMUNAL AREAS
COMMUNAL ENTRANCE HALL
A well-maintained communal entrance hall with split staircase rising to the concourse and access to only four apartments.
LEASE DETAILS
Length of lease: 125 years from 1/1/17 (116 years remaining)
Service charge: £1920.00 pa
Ground rent: £350.00 pa
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Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
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About this agent

Formally a partner of Messrs A. Wycherley, Charles has chosen to set up a new exciting venture as Charles Wycherley Estate Agents and Surveyor. As a specialist in Lewes, a town that he loves, and within a ten mile radius including the local villages and hamlets that he knows so well, Charles has unsurpassed knowledge of Lewes property over 30 years of valuing, selling and surveying in the town and area over these many years. Charles was within a fifth generation of estate agent in the Wycherley firm, starting in 1853 in Keere Street, previous generations dealing with Leonard and Virginia Woolf purchasing The Round House, Pipe Passage and most famously Monks House in Rodmell. Three generations alone are mentioned in the popular historical book ‘Mrs Dudeney’s Diary’. Charles Wycherley Estate Agents incorporates the skill, experience and knowledge of 30 years property work in Lewes and being a qualified Chartered Surveyor. This expertise combines with a new clear-cut modern image with new website, particulars, advertising campaign and property portals including Rightmove, to continue strong links with London, Brighton and Hove and throughout the country, to continue to sell in this highly attractive town and area. Charles Wycherley has a B.Sc in Estate Management from South Bank University, working for St. John Smith, Chartered Surveyors, Uckfield in his ‘sandwich’ year, including auction work. He worked at Lewis & Tucker in the West End, doing a full range of property management and then was 2nd Surveyor for Barnard Marcus carrying out full surveys, rent reviews and mortgage valuations in south and west London. Charles returned to the family firm in 1986, qualifying as an Incorporated Valuer in 1985 and then as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. Charles was Junior Chairman of the RICS Sussex Branch and has won two national auction competitions. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have now established the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer. Valuations underpin nearly all financial decisions from home mortgage to major investment and corporate finance. We provide probate valuations instructed by Banks, Solicitors, Executors and Beneficiaries,Registered Valuers giving added experience and credence to valuations and indeed his other servicessuch as Structural Surveys,Homebuyers Reports or indeed as agents giving qualifications in aid of the sale of property. Charles Wycherley holds the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer which, where necessary, can be used at the same time as a structural survey, Homebuyers Report or becoming agents for the sale of the property.
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